INVESTIGATE THE LEVEL OF TWELFS GRADE STUDENT UNDRESTANDING IN INTEGRAL CONSEPT BY APOS THEORY

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 farhangian university mathematics department of shahid beheshti.tehran

2 Master science of degree in Mathematics, IRAN.

3 Faculty member of Farhangian Uinversity, IRAN.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study students' understanding of the concept of integral in the framework of APOS theory. Finding a method and approach leading to conceptual understanding of integral is a challenge faced by most of mathematics teachers. APOS theory is one that is used to study learning mathematical concepts at universities. This is a qualitative study using survey method. This paper reports the analysis of students' answers to seven questions about integrals of functions. According to the findings most students have failed to get a conceptual understanding of integral. They solve integral problems only if they have access to a routine solution. According to APOS theory most students are in action and process levels and a few manage to get higher levels and form a schema of integral.so we can use APOS to growth student undrestanding ib intrgral concept,for this we must work on teacher educvation in math.

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